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Help Can't receive MMS, no notification - T-Mobile

Ok, I'm hoping one of you Android pros can help me. I honestly am sort of new to Android--I've had my Fierce since 2015 but I honestly haven't really tried to do a lot with it. I use to live in an area that didn't have the best network, so my data usually stayed off. I now live in an area with a lot better coverage, but I only just now realized that I can't get mms on T-Mobile. I checked, and 2G - LTE is covered where I live (though I know my phone only gets up to 3G). I have never received a notification to download a picture or an error message while on data or wifi (I know mms can't be received over wifi). But my internet works on data and I get great navigation.

I've tried a few different apns mentioned across threads, called T-Mobile (no help, suggested I give up and buy a new phone), disabled the native app and tried new messaging apps, and even did a factory reset.

Any ideas or suggestions? I bought this unlocked (I'm guessing to was a MetroPCs phone) and it is the exact model T-Mobile was selling at the time (which really just baffles me as to why I can't get better support for it from carrier...). I am using epc.tmobile.com as my apn since my phone is nonLTE.

Thanks in advance.
 

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